Wichita eagle., 1887-09-22
GRAND OPENING.

Trade Palace, 152 North Main street. Ihe
genial and enterprising young proprietor,
Mr.. Heyman, made of the occasion not
simply a business affair. but an elegant
society event The large store room had
been decorated and arranged with decided
artistic skill and beauty. Most elegant
| fancy goods of all kinds were arranged and
di PLAYED to the greatest advantage; flowers
were to be seen in profusion upon
all sides; baskets of flowers were su pended
from the ceiling and vines covered the chan
deIiers, birds chirped in their cages, q par
rot held an audience at one end of the room,
amid bed of roses. Crowds Of people,
among whom were to be observed many Of
the most fashionable ladies OF the city, COM
menced coming early in the evening, and
kept the room crowded with sight-seefs un-
til the doors were closed for the night.
| The windows in front first at
tracted the attention. In the one
upon the right were displayed
in profusion all kinds of fancy goods. In the
| show window opposite was an elegantly
dressed doll swinging above bank OF plumes
| and feathers made to represent a brook side
scene: the sides were lined with ribbons,
pl umes and feathers artistically arranged
while elegant hats and bonnets were most
| advantageously displayed.
First upon the right was the glove depart
| ment ably presided over by Mrs Roberts,
late of B. Nugent 6, Brothers, St Louis
The stock of gloves is very large and com
plete. There were the new derby driving
gloves, undressed kids of all kinds, the cele-
brated ST. Emera gloves in all shades, the
elegant new 80 button length mosquetains,
kids, and silk mits in all shades. To this
d partment special attention is paid, and
besides the sale of gloves they are cleaned
and repaired by Mrs. Roberts.
Passing across the room before large
case, the ribbon department is reached.
Miss Dell BayEun, the charming lady in
charge of this department., pointed to shelves
filed with ribbons of all shades. colors and
width, and called particular attention to the
new plaids, to the baskst plaids with gros
grain, Just received. Miss Owehs, next on
the left, holds sway over cases and drawers
filed to repIetion with feathers, plumes,
fancy works and velvets. Opposite to her
Miss Ella Groves, pleasant young lady,
took pains to show all the latest novel;
ties in metal girdles, hosiery and corsets.
The hosiery is all imported; the corset Of
fercd for sale are OF the ''P. d. or
other celebrated makes. Then there are the
finest Of Tuching, of laces and Of all articles
of neck ware, handkerchiefs, elegant feather
fans with bone and pearl handles and other
beautiful novelties.
Miss Rennette Ross has too q department
that deserves special mention and one of
which she feels quite proud. Here were cases
and boxes full OF fancy work material;
plushes, sateens, Windsor cloth; Japan, Indie
China and fancy silks: arrasene, chinile,
rebosene, wash silk, ribosene and the new
material smyeasene, frosted tinsel, French
fruit, banner rods, silver purse rings and balls
and all other kinds of fancy work material.
Besides the sale of these articles all kinds of
embroidery work done; elegant specimens OF
which were on exhibition last night.
A very important department Of the estab
O'Mearer a most accomplished and skillful
milliner presides. Two salesladies, Miss
Ross and Miss Baynum, most kindly showed
the reporter few Of the many elegantly
trimmed hats and bonnets. Here wes hat
in green plush and white trimming; aud a
bonnet in green plush with moire ribbon
Another very pretty hat was Of sherred
black velvet, cream ribbon, jet ornaments
and fancy birds; an exquisite hat was in
black velvet, black and grey plush crown roll
ing brim, black tip, jet ornament and lovely
bird Of plumage to match. A hat which at
tracted many comments in the evening was
one triIned in goblin blue velvet straight
briIn in front rolled very high in the back
and trimed on the top with moire ribbon and
lovely bird. One Of the finest Of the bon !
nets had crown Of impeyan peasant feath- |
ers, brim of shot velvet, trimed with bows Of
velvet and shot ribbons sustaining mon |
ture of impreyan and brown peasant |
feathers Another had q dome |
shaped crown Of mahogany and |
mossy tan velvet, velvet monture of |
birds held by bow On left of front. an ex-
quisite bat was the one trimmed in golden |
brown velvet, straight brim IN front, sherred |
crown trimmed in golden brown, brown |
tips and ribbons to match and g silver dag
ger. These were but few of the many |
exquisite bonnets and hats offered for the in |
spection of those who called.
1t was busy evening, but Mr.. Heyman |
and his pleasant and accommodating corps
of assistants spared no pains to make it |
pleasant one, and they were rewarded for |
their efforts by the unanimous verdict of |
success from all who called.
DEATH OF A BRIGHT YOUNG MAN.
Franklin Harding, son Of J. G. and E J.,
died at the family home on Hewitt avenue,
West Side, last Friday afternoon, September
lS, at O'Clock, after an afl1iction of more
of less severity Of six years.
he was q boy OF unusually bright mind,
with thoughts on many things far in advance
OF boys of his age, taking as he did, grea. in
terest in the growth and prosperity OF our
city, knowing ct the same me that his stay
here was to be very short. He possessed in
o Very great degree faculty of recognizing
new forms OF developments-the various
styles OF architecture, for instance-and